| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | GEE | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -23.3 | 9/10 | +3.1 | -26 | +3.5 | -19.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | UNI | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | A | -19.7 | 9/10 | -5.6 | -14 | -1.2 | -20.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 2. | 5 | 17 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 56 | Junction Oval | H | -20.9 | 9/10 | +19.0 | -28 | -2.8 | -23.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | FIT | 10. | 24 | 84 | L | 54 | Brunswick St | A | -23.7 | 9/10 | -4.5 | -19 | -3.5 | -27.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | MEL | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | A | -27.2 | 10/10 | -24.0 | -3 | -3.5 | -30.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | CAR | 6. | 16 | 52 | L | 10 | Junction Oval | H | -30.7 | 10/10 | +20.5 | -51 | +4.1 | -26.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | ESS | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 40 | East Melbourne | A | -26.6 | 10/10 | +22.4 | -49 | +0.9 | -25.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | RIC | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 16 | Junction Oval | H | -25.7 | 10/10 | -4.1 | -22 | +0.6 | -25.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 53 | Victoria Park | A | -25.1 | 10/10 | +0.5 | -26 | -2.7 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | GEE | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 15 | Corio Oval | A | -27.8 | 10/10 | -0.2 | -28 | +1.3 | -26.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | UNI | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 60 | Junction Oval | H | -26.6 | 10/10 | -15.5 | -11 | +7.1 | -19.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | SYD | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 37 | Lake Oval | A | -19.5 | 9/10 | +27.1 | -35 | -0.2 | -19.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | FIT | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 58 | Junction Oval | H | -19.7 | 9/10 | +2.6 | -22 | -3.6 | -23.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | MEL | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 38 | Junction Oval | H | -23.3 | 9/10 | -10.6 | -13 | -2.5 | -25.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 2. | 3 | 15 | v | CAR | 18. | 21 | 129 | L | 114 | Princes Park | A | -25.8 | 10/10 | +16.9 | -43 | -7.1 | -32.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | ESS | 24. | 19 | 163 | L | 125 | Junction Oval | H | -32.9 | 10/10 | +15.8 | -49 | -7.6 | -40.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | RIC | 17. | 21 | 123 | L | 87 | Punt Rd | A | -40.6 | 10/10 | -7.0 | -34 | -5.3 | -45.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 57 | Junction Oval | H | -45.9 | 10/10 | +14.2 | -60 | +0.3 | -45.6 | ≡ |